Both towns are about 8 miles apart. The rivalry between the towns is not just football wise. On the pitch the 2 clubs haven't been in the same league since 1982 but still they see each other as the big rival. There have been some cup matches with violent outbreaks in the meantime though. In the early 60's Burnley had the slightly upper hand of the two clubs but in more recent years this changed as Blackburn Rovers got their third premiership title in 1995.
